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On board Silurian
Most weeks April through October she is either monitoring the waters of the west coast of Scotland for whales, dolphins, and porpoises, or serving as a floating classroom for one of the many Argyll island primary and secondary schools. Read the log below to find out what Silurian and her crew have been up to each week and all about the whales, dolphins and porpoises they spot! To find out about the latest marine life sightings spotted elsewhere, click here. If you would like to send the crew an e-mail with your questions click here. Click here to view the Silurian Log archive. Bottlenose Dolphin Survey 26th July - 2nd August
During the next two trips on the Silurian, HWDT will be collaborating with scientists from Aberdeen University in a nationwide bottlenose dolphin survey. Silurian will serve as a support vessel assisting the Aberdeen team, who will be searching the coasts for bottlenose dolphins in a RIB.
26th July Scalpay Harbour, Isle of Scalpay Position: 57' 51' N 006' 57' W We set off from Kyle of Lochalsh under great conditions and soon spotted our first porpoise alongside a surfaced submarine. Conditions soon dissolved into no visibility, and effort was stopped, although skip managed to site a Minke whale at close quarters which we soon lost in the fog. The rest of the trip across to Harris was occupied by many cups of tea and hopeful chats about the possible change in the weather. Our journey into Scalpay aged the skip by twenty years as we encountered a bridge that was just, and I mean only just bigger than the mast, but he got us through in one piece and into anchor even though you could barely see then end of the boat. Kate Grierson Silurian Log Archives
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